I was coming home from a housing meeting in Taos, and decided to stop at Mike’s Mini-Mart in Velarde for a green-chile cheeseburger (made with real Velarde chile.) As I was enjoying my meal, a young man with his arms and face covered in ornate tattoos bounced in. “Hey bro!” he exclaimed to the guys behind the counter. “I’m gonna be holding the biggest tattoo convention New Mexico’s ever seen! A hundred of the best tattoo artists are coming from all over the country! You oughta check it out!”